CDS Exam
CDS Exam Topic and Syllabus
Candidates appearing for the upcoming CDS Exam must ensure that they review the comprehensive subject-wise CDS Syllabus given below
EXAM PATTERN
* Candidates Exam Attending In Army, Navy, Airforce Who Have 3 Subjects. And Exam Attending in OTA (Officer's Training Academy) Who Have 2 Subjects Only.
* Total Marks For Army, Navy, Airforce Exam is 300 Marks
* Total Marks For OTA Exam is 200 Marks.
* The papers in all the subjects will consist of objective type questions only.
* The question papers (Test Booklets) of General Knowledge and Elementary Mathematics will be set bilingually in Hindi as well as English.
Time Duration : 2 Hours (For each Subject)
EXAM SUBJECTS
For Army, Navy, Airforce
- English (Maximum 100 Marks)
- General Knowledge (Maximum 100 Marks)
- Elementary Mathematics (Maximum 100 Marks)
For OTA (Officers Training Academy)
- English (Maximum 100 Marks)
- General Knowledge (Maximum 100 Marks)
STUDY MTERIALS
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SYLLABUS
English
The question paper will be designed to test the candidates understanding of English and workmanlike use of words.
- Spotting Errors Questions
- Sentence Arrangement Questions
- Synonyms & Antonyms
- Selecting Words
- Ordering of Sentence
- Comprehension Questions
- Ordering of words in a sentence
- Fill in the blanks questions
- Idioms and Phrases
General Knowledge
General Knowledge including knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific subject. The paper will also include questions on History of India and Geography of a nature which candidate should be able to answer without special study.
- Economics
- Physics
- Current Affairs
- Politics
- Sociology
- History
- Defence related Award
- Geography
- Environment
- Sport
- Biology
- Cultural
- Book
Elementary Mathematics
Algebra
- Basic Operations
- simple factors
- Remainder Theorem
- H.C.F.
- L.C.M.
- Theory of polynomials
- solutions of quadratic equations
- relation between its roots and coefficients (Only real roots to be considered)
- Simultaneous linear equations in two unknowns—analytical and graphical solutions
- Simultaneous linear inequations in two variables and their solutions
- Practical problems leading to two simultaneous linear equations or inequations in two variables or quadratic equations in one variable & their solutions
- Set language and set notation
- Rational expressions and conditional identities
- Laws of indices
Arithematic
- Number System: Natural numbers, Integers, Rational and Real numbers.
- Fundamental operations: addition, substraction, multiplication, division, Square roots, Decimal fractions
- Unitary method
- time and distance
- time and work
- percentages
- applications to simple and compound interest
- profit and loss
- ratio and proportion
- variation
- Elementary Number Theory: Division algorithm
- Prime and composite numbers
- Tests of divisibility by 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and 11
- Multiples and factors. Factorisation Theorem
- Euclidean algorithm
- Logarithms to base 10
- laws of logarithms
- use of logarithmic tables
Trigonometry
- Sine ×, cosine ×, Tangent × when 0° < × < 90°
- Values of sin ×, cos × and tan ×, for ×= 0°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 90°
- Simple trigonometric identities
- Use of trigonometric tables
- Simple cases of heights and distances
Geometry
- Lines and angles
- Plane and plane figures
- Theorems on Properties of angles at a point
- Parallel lines
- Sides and angles of a triangle
- Congruency of triangles
- Similar triangles
- Concurrence of medians and altitudes
- Properties of angles
- sides and diagonals of a Parallelogram
- rectangle and square
- Circles and its properties including tangents and normals
Mensuration
- Areas of squares
- rectangles
- parallelograms
- triangle and circle
- Areas of figures which can be split up into these figures (Field Book)
- Surface area and volume of cuboids
- Lateral surface and volume of right circular cones and cylinders
- surface area and volume of spheres
Statistics
- Collection and tabulation of statistical data
- Graphical representation frequency polygons
- histograms
- bar charts
- pie charts
- Measures of central tendency
